New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-21
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS
REFoRE THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
MR.. sruBBs, OF THE UNION PACIFIC HEARD-EF

MP srURBs OF THE UNION PACIFIC, HEARD-EF-
Feet OF THE LAW ON CANADIAN TRADE
WASHINGTON May 2O-At the instanceo OF the attorney
for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tho
Jptersta,e Commerce Commission enlarged the suspen-
sorry order in the OF the Union Pachc ana
Pacific railroads so as include the Denver and RIO
Grande Railroad Company in its operation
T. c. Stubs, general traffic manager OF the southern
Pacific Railroad Company was the rst Witness oi .ho
day and was examined by Mr.. Tweed counsel TOT the
railroad in support OF the application to nave the tenn
porary order suspending the operation OF the fourth
section OF the law made permanent AS illustrating inc
effect of the clipper ship competition the witness sad
that barley carried by water from san Francisco u
New York and shipped back to Chicago In eXPiah"'o
OF the fftycent rate from San Francisco 10 tu
Missouri River Mr. Stubs said that 1t was question OIL
market as well rs transportation competition IL they
could have the Hawaiian raw sugar refined in San Fran
CISCO and distributed from that point instead OF letting IL
go by way OF water to New-1orK IL "ouiu oo
beneficial for the roads for 1t would develop
other traffic in which they were Interested.
Continuing said that the roads found that they u'
adopt 80 cent rate on "a " sugar:
WHY mustl" inquired the chairman. ,oo.., oor,a
The witness explained that they 1.-THE producers co"'
"W Nc are thcy-the Hawaiian prolucersl' asked
Commissioner Schoonmaker Arc they Aner'''" Vi
The WitnessI suppose tho idea is to show that ina 6p
Clans spreckels That is mistake lie docs NOV
troll There are several of these producers but can
not tell you who they are. $780, ~, -. .hirr Oh AZ
there was any truth complaint referred 70 ny tne
chairman that it was brought East az ,o
the coat of TRANSPORTATION in order 10 FAVOR tue
rbe chairman questioned witness at some length 10
tion He had acknowledged that its line was lnuch
longer than the transcontnental lines III 'o O"''''
States How could 1t make proht -, 49,. o.,s ,ho
Mr. Stubbs did not know how mucn OIL ,he 49, . IL,
pociac Steamship lines received how much was ieit
for the Canadian Pacific II was mater Oh p h
that the Canadian Paclhc ala hoI h"'o o"'
In answer 10 Commissioner Morrison the witness saa
that the distance over the Union and Central
shortest line between San Francisco and inc
PveN is OF miles Then Mr. Morrison wished 10 hnoN
now lar the san Francisco sugar would have 10
over the Canadian Pacific TO reach Omaha Atvr . 9n0
cacuatons the witness estimated the distance AZ o.ov
miles The he said had gone oHei ~, ~, stn had
At sxty.fve cents per hundred. although MS System h,r
offered TO take it at sevenyhye cents over ING S"o
route .. M. roooi,,ed and transmitted to
rho Commission for its information letter from
Roberts the United Consul at Hamilton ohe
alive to the effects OF the Interstate ia" uPo" '
that port Mr. Roberts says: .,
have the honor inform that while me
IN dnfb 10 some extent facilities Of raj 1
between this port ana interior IOs in CshaGan lines
Snoie business Of hi, Consulate
Tor l1Starion the register for the month
ended Apn yacs So for Inc United states verified at
his Office Than for the ise, Tor tho latter
perod We're larger 10y than for the same month VIZ ~
o e Gsc ends% xpr ISL as shown by tho eoGA
s5Ss against @ s oy ST nq e s " barley wool
and lumber we're about equal 10 shipments OF sma, ~. e.
were con sdefaby larger THIS year marked increase
in the migration of cmgrants being shown ,,..
The Commission has received series OF resolutions
odonto1 nv the DUNLAP Grange 30 9l9, Peoria County
IN favoring the enforcement OF all the provisions OF
the Interstate law in an impartial way nov l Ns, %,
studied intent make them oppressive anu ou'ouS ="
tie people. and 40 have them repealed. -, So, No.
l. A petition from n committee appointed by the Mer,
chants Exchange OF Charleston, c. has been ecvl.
by the com mission favoung the enforcement oil All e
provisions OF the law